Written by

St. Clair Murraine
| Democrat staff writer

Just hours after Tavoris Cloud had suffered his first defeat that cost him the IBF light heavyweight belt, his promoter and manager began to think of ways to get the Tallahassee boxer back on a path to win another title.

Cloud fought tentatively in losing a unanimous 12-round decision to Bernard Hopkins, who at age 48 became the oldest man to win a world championship Saturday night in front of a crowd of 12,293 at the Barclays Center. At age 31 and still a top-five contender, Cloud will have to face another top-ranked fighter to be considered for a title shot.